Combined refrigerator and dispensing cabinet



Aug 26, 1930. C.V .A..FOREMAN 1,774,431 v COMBINED REFRIGERATOR ANDDISPENSING CABINET Filed June 3, 1929 V JNVENTOR. 2 G/I.F0/?MAA/,I

A TTORNEYS Patented ug. 26. 193 1,774,431

UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE CALEY A. FOREI VIAN. OF SCHLATEB, MISSISSIPPICOMBINED REFRIGERATOR AND DISPENSING CABINET Application filed June 3,1929- Serial No. 368,022.

4 This invention relates to a combined rebend 16 lies at such a heightthat the coil 14 t'rigerator and dispensing cabinet. and it has is kepttilled with ice water and that the level for its object to provide adevice of this charof the ice water in the tank is maintained acterintended for store use. and having as at a point near the top of saidtank. The

its primar object to maintain a large numtop of the cabinet is providedwith a pair of her of soft drink bottles in a refrigerated sliding doors18 and 19. which may be opcondition. and in llil: a position that theyerated independently of each other. said may be. easily inspected. andthe desired botdoors complementallv occupying sulstam tie selected \vhihat the same time,the Waste tially the entire top of the cabinet. so thati t thi i d i li th 1: manipulating one or the other of said no bottlesis utilized to cool the lower compartdoors, substantially the Whole areaof the ment of the cabinet. in \xhichmeats. butter, tank is uncovered,so that any desired botor other articles may be kept in a refrigeratedtie may be selected and removed. condition and. at the same time.ondisplay. The rear side of the cabinet is provided F -{h ohiects of thinvention will b with doors 20.throu;1'h which access may be (35 setforth in the detailed description which had to the interior of thecabinet. and parf011()w s i V ticularly to the lower compartment 11.

In the accompanvine drawing: From the foregoing description. it will beFigure 1 is a perspective \iQV, of a bi t seen that very simple andetlicient means are constructedin accordance with theinvention, 119mmprovided accomplishing the 70 and jects of the invention. However. it isto be F 2 ig a i th f understood that the invention is not limited Likenumerals de ignate corresponding i h l f fi j Set f llllt t parts inhothot the ti -ares of the drawing. 1t Includes Wlthln lts PHTWQWllet'errin; to the drawings. 5 designates a t-' fall'ly'come Withineither the tel'ms cabinet which. m'etcrablv. has. an inclined will?Stunt of the appended tront wall 6. the major portion of which con- H mdescrlbed y nwentmn: What I sists of glass pant-s 7 and through which(131m 153 the contents at the cabinet are rendered vis- A combinedFefngemtmfl and p l ihie. cabinet, comprising a boxlike receptacle disoThecabinet a (Mata b v ahorizontalpar- \lded y partltion, into pp andtit ion 9. into an upper compartment 10. and almpartmentsdoors 1n the pof the CabmQt a lovl'er compartment 11. An ice water tank f 1166658tqthe Upp C0ml7fir tn19nt@ uddl" 1Q iq Fhhhm-tcd upon the Partition 9 dt onal doors in a side of the cabinet for progpweg to herd) home; Tho(.(mtonts f v1d1n access to the lower compartment. and 5 which are to bekept in a chilled condition. tank in Pi l mmlmflmmlh b l The hmh 12wahmhghh d b piling tially co-extensive in len gtlrand width withcracked m the tops f the how, the w th the recepta cle.a dram pipeleading from bottles are maintained in a refrigerated eon- Saul tank andfl (01mg (011 (113' h i A i H loads from the hottom f posed in the lowercompartment. and means the tank 12 and is connected toa horizontalCan-19d by Sam t l for automatically mam mohnQ 11 14a which hhq fl t honthe taining the level of ice water in the tank, at tom 15 ot thecabinet. and chills the lower Ilomt tldlacetll the P compartment and anyfrom] stuflg Whiph 2. The combination with a boxlike recepmay h plnppd igni l Compartment Th il tacle baring a transparent trout ivall. meanstpfniinfltpg i m] upgfflndinfl' p 16 51 di for (ll\l(llll 2' the sameinto upper and lower charge I of which constitutes an overflowcompartments. a bottle receiving" tank in the i 1 hi h may 1 l fl t anyit bl upper compartment. doors in the top of the point of drainage.receptacle for rendering all parts of said It will he observed that theupstanding tank accessible, and an overflow pipe including a horizontalcoil in its length, said coil being disposed upon the bottom of thelower compartment, said pipe including a trap which extends upwardly toa point adjacent 5 the upper edge of said tank.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a case. a tankconstituting an upper con'ipartinent for the case. the space with in thecase. below said tark, constituting a lower compartment, a drrin pipeleading from the bottom of the tank and extended in the form ofconvolutions along the bottom of the lower compartment, saidconvolutions terminating in an overflow pipe which comprises an upwardlybent trap, the overflow point of which lies at such height as tomaintain the level of water within the tank at a point materially abovethe bottom thereof,

and doors in the case through which ice may he introduced to the tankand bottles may be placed 111 said tank or removed therefrom.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

CALEY A. FOREMAN.

